The Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Freda Prempeh, has blamed the extent of damage caused by the Akosombo Dam spillage on the refusal of residents living along the dam to evacuate prior to the spillage. The devastating impact of the dam spillage has displaced over 20,000 people in the Volta and Greater Accra regions. The minister, while sympathizing with …

Former President John Dramani Mahama has explained why Apostle Kwadwo Safo Kantanka, the founder of the Great Kosa Company, did not receive the needed support for his automobile company from successive governments. The former president, while answering a question on why the automobile company did not get the needed capital investment, said that governments including that of the late Jerry John Rawlings had …

The Volta River Authority (VRA) has disclosed that it has spent over GH¢20 million on relief items for residents affected by the Akosombo Dam spillage. The VRA indicated that the amount was used to purchase foodstuffs, mattresses, and medical supplies. A deputy chief executive officer of the VRA, engineer Ken Arthur, said that the VRA is doing its best to …

In the midst of the escalating political frenzy ahead of the November 4 presidential primaries, a surprising controversy has emerged, centred around Second Lady Samira Bawumia and her choice of bags. Kwabena Senkyire, a staunch supporter of Mahamudu Bawumia‘s flagbearership campaign, has stepped forward to call for a clean and propaganda-free campaign season within the New Patriotic Party (NPP). Senkyire’s comments come in response …

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Pru East, Dr. Kwabena Donkor, has predicted a possible food shortage in Ghana in 2024. This follows the flooding of communities along the bank of the Volta Lake as a result of the lake having its bank broken by excess water inflow. Dr. Donkor said, “The flooding is so severe, whole communities are under …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is today, Monday, October 16, 2023, expected to tour affected communities devastated by the spillage of excess water from the Akosombo dam. The tour comes after the President set up a nine-member inter-ministerial committee headed by the Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare to coordinate the distribution of relief items for victims affected by the spillage. Thousands of residents in Central and …

Kennedy Agyapong has restated his stance that Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has been a failure in the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government with respect to economic leadership. “Yes of course, (he has failed in Akufo-Addo’s government),” Agyapong stated in an interview on Correct FM in the Western Region over the weekend. In explaining Bawumia’s failure, Agyapong cited the exchange rate slump from when the …

The University of Ghana branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) says it is poised to collaborate with government to find a lasting solution to the issue of flooding caused by spillage of water from the Akosmobo dam. The association noted that the university engineering department together with the appropriate bodies can devise measures to spill the water …

Governance and leadership expert, Professor Enoch Opoku Antwi has pooh-poohed Cecilia Abena Dapaah’s claim of suffering extreme hardship due to the freezing of her accounts by the Office of the Special Prosecutor.  Professor Opoku stated that the former Sanitation Minister cannot claim to be suffering when her actions have caused others more hardships. He protested that a lot of Ghanaians are enduring constant …

The Volta Regional Health Directorate is raising concerns about the possible outbreak of waterborne diseases following the flooding incident that occurred in some districts in the Volta Region. This comes after several latrines and open places of convenience were inundated with flood water following the spillage of the Akosombo Dam. In an interview, the Volta Regional Environmental Health Officer, Stella …